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More than 30,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Illinois in Two Years

Two years after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Illinois, there have been more than 30,000 deaths in the State. The Illinois...

Dr. Anthony Harris on Keeping Kids Safe in Schools Amid a Surge in COVID Cases

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected America’s schoolchildren in numerous ways. From remote learning and the loss of personal and social interaction to the current...

Illinois Launches ‘On the Fence’ Campaign to Encourage Vaccinations

With the current surge of COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, the State of Illinois launched a new vaccine awareness campaign...

IDOC Pauses Intakes to Protect Staff, Individuals in Custody from Latest Covid-19 Surge

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is temporarily pausing intakes from county jails as it responds to COVID-19 outbreaks at correctional facilities. These facilities...

Illinois Vax Verify System Now Offers SMART™ Health Card Vaccination Verification

New updates to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Vax Verify immunization portal now includes use of the SMART™ Health Card.  The SMART™...

City of Chicago Announces New Vaccine Requirements

Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) announced...

ICAAP Launches Illinois Vaccinates Against COVID-19 Campaign

The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) launches Illinois Vaccinates Against COVID-19 (I-VAC) to support providers and provider organizations in the expansion of...

CPS Holds Vaccination Awareness Day

Chicago Public Schools students will have Friday, November 12 off for what the district is calling "vaccination awareness day." CPS made the decision to...

Thousands Gather Across City to Pray for COVID-safe Holiday

On Saturday, November 6, nearly eight thousand Chicagoans across all denominations in all of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods paused for a shared moment of prayer...

Gov. Pritzker Issues Executive Order to Protect Young Children Not Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine

To prevent further spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health and safety of Illinois' youngest residents, Governor JB Pritzker joined Illinois Department of...
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